Current Affairs Episodes

A restaurant in Taiwan is serving puppy ice cream and some are concerned about how real it looks.

Ghanaians tell the BBC of their sadness at the death of their countryman, who became UN secretary-general

Vince Ross' Paralympic experience led him to create a successful wheelchair-making business.

Lindsay van Dijk is the first humanist lead chaplain in the NHS.

"Mr. Erbil" is a gentleman's club in Iraqi Kurdistan. The members dress in stylish western fashions, and insist on courteous behavior -- in a region ravaged by war and destruction. They're trying to change Iraqi society.

Convertible debt has emerged as a rare bright spot in the beleaguered fixed-income market this year, boosted by a rallying share market and rising interest rates. The combination has triggered the fastest pace of new sales in a decade, led by tech...

Turkey's currency crisis, trade fears and other geopolitical tensions sent European banks, EM equities and copper to bear territory this week. But the U.S. remained unscathed. U.S. equity bulls shrugged off a slew of market routs elsewhere to see ...

Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai told employees at a meeting that plans to re-enter China with a search engine are "exploratory" and in "early stages".

Doordash Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer Tony Xu discusses growth plans for the food delivery startup with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."

Banks are on alert for new attacks targeting cash in ATMs after the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. lenders last week of a potential threat.

Bloomberg's Ian King and Michael Regan discuss the reasons behind the decline in semiconductor stocks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Technology."

Bloomberg's Max Chafkin and RBC Capital Markets Analyst Joseph Spak discusses the fallout from an interview that Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk gave to the New York Times.

Jeff Shealy, chief executive officer at Akoustis Technologies discusses the rollout of 5G wireless technology in the U.S.

Equity Armour Investments' Joe Tigay discusses his options strategy for Apple Inc.

The S&P 500 is marching towards record highs as it tops off the best earnings season in nearly eight years. Bloomberg Intelligence U.S. equity strategist Kevin Kelly walks through three key charts from 2Q earnings season.

Amazon.com Inc. is developing a new device that records live TV, encroaching on TiVo Corp.'s market, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Representative Mimi Walters, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a Republican from California, discusses the concerns of her constituents and the main issues for her campaign in the midterm elections.

Bloomberg Markets: The Open. Jonathan Ferro hosts an hour long program centered around the Opening Bell on Wall Street. The program showcases the most insightful and interesting Bloomberg charts and graphics, as well as research, commentary and an...

Jurors in the fraud trial of Paul Manafort asked for a redefinition of reasonable doubt as part of three questions submitted to the judge at the end of the first day of deliberations.

Bloomberg Intelligence's James Seyffart and Bloomberg's Taylor Riggs examine ETFs that offer exposure to the Triple B bond market.

In "Futures In Focus," Alan Knuckman of Agora Financial examines the oil market and the factors that could potentially push prices higher.

Elon Musk admitted that his tweet about funding for taking Tesla Inc. private was not reviewed by anyone before it was sent, according to an interview Musk gave to the New York Times.

Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist at Credit Suisse, Bloomberg's Romaine Bostick, and Edward Yardeni, president and founder at Yardeni Research, discuss President Donald Trump asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to study c...

Most of Luciano Goccia's truck was crushed, except for the driving seat he was in.

Columbia Business School Director of Retail Studies Mark Cohen and Eliana Uku, head of strategy at Inturn, examine ways to improve inventory mismanagement issues for retail companies.

Savita Subramanian, head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, explains why the flattening yield curve is not a signal to get out of the market.

Diana Amoa, fixed income portfolio manager at JPMorgan Asset Management, discusses emerging market losses as stocks moved into bear territory.

President Donald Trump said he has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to study changing to a six-month reporting period for U.S. companies instead of the current quarterly reports.

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Sarah Halzack and Shannon Saccocia, chief investment officer at Boston Private Wealth, examine how retailers are faring during this earnings season. They speak on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.

Tony Crescenzi, market strategist and portfolio manager at Pimco, discusses the market impact of the interest rate divergence between the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and Bank of Japan.

Jay Bryson, global economist at Wells Fargo, explains why the United States will be able to weather slowdowns in emerging and global markets.

Manufacturers of iPhones, laptops, and other electronics are preparing to move parts of their production away from China on trade war concerns.

Christian Schulz, economics team director at Citigroup, examines how trade disputes are impacting the global economy and markets.

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Brooke Sutherland and Shannon Saccocia, chief investment officer at Boston Private Wealth, examine third-quarter results from Deere & Co. They speak on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas.

The British imam Dr Taj Hargey says it is "clearly a lie" to say facial masking is part of Islam.

David Riley, chief investment strategist at Bluebay Asset Management, discusses the factors behind the depreciation of the Turkish lira.

Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist at BNY Mellon, explains the reasons why stabilizing the yuan makes sense for China.

Miranda Carr, chief macro strategist at Haitong International, discusses China's approach to trade ahead of talks with the United States.

Rupert Watson, head of asset allocation at Mercer, discusses the U.S. markets and his investment strategy for September.

Claus Hemmingsen, vice chief executive officer at Maersk, discusses the spinoff of the drilling unit, when investors can see the shares on the exchange, the future of the drilling industry and his plans for the supply services unit.

Air France-KLM has named Air Canada's Ben Smith as its new chief executive officer, casting aside union objections to entrust a foreigner with turning around Europe's biggest carrier by passenger traffic. Nine unions said recruiting a foreign boss...

Soren Skou, chief executive officer at AP Moller-Maersk, discusses the spinoff of the drilling unit, the outlook for drilling, earnings, global trade, how the trade tariffs may impact his third-quarter numbers and his outlook for freight rates.

Paul Drayson, chief executive officer at Sensyne Health, discusses how his company uses artificial intelligence to analyze clinical data of patients, how it helps the pharmaceutical discovery process, how they could utilize blockchain, what excite...

The collapse of a 50-year old bridge in Northern Italy this week has highlighted the tensions running through the country's populist coalition. After the disaster, Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini pointed the finger at EU restrictions hinting that th...

Angela Merkel meets Vladimir Putin this weekend in a surprise move that analysts say shows how foes and allies of the U.S. are shifting. Syria, violence in Eastern Ukraine and a joint natural gas pipeline are to be discussed. The meeting comes bef...

Maersk is planning to spin off its drilling unit. That is according to Bloomberg sources who said the separation would be instead of pursuing a sale after bids were deemed to be too low. The Danish conglomerate has been shedding its energy units ...

Australian central bank chief Philip Lowe said interest rates are likely to remain at a record low "for a while yet" while lamenting the local currency's resilience.

Pim Van Vliet, conservative equities portfolio manager at Robeco, discusses Chinese tech stocks, his investment strategy and where he's finding opportunity.